You Are What You Believe. Here's Why...

There’s a hidden secret to success in real estate that usually gets pushed under the rug.

Your ability to tap into this powerful source can mean the difference between sitting on the beach drinking Mai-Tais or spinning your wheels for years to come.

So get to a quiet place where you can soak up this lesson and take good notes – we’re about to go on a journey of the mind. I’m going to share proven ideas on how you can set yourself up for success in your business and in your life.

I must warn you…

We’re not going to be talking strategy today. No nuts-and-bolts investing training here.

You’re going to learn how to MULTIPLY the results you get from the nuts-and-bolts training you already have. Yep, it’s highly likely that you already have enough info.

The issue I see more often than not with investors and entrepreneurs is that the information we have is grossly underutilized.

Knowledge without action is a waste.

So why do we fail to live up to our potential?

I believe (along with a few other notable names) that we fall short of our potential because of our beliefs about what’s possible and what we can attain.

Tony Robbins has a famous quote where he says that, “Your biography isn’t your destiny.” Yet so many people use the past as a mirror to anticipate the future. Well if that’s what they expect, that’s what they’ll get!

I don’t know about you, but I see my future getting exponentially better on a meteoric curve – regardless of what HAS happened in my life or where I’ve come from.

This optimistic view of the future characterizes most highly successful entrepreneurs. So, take a second to think what you see for yourself in your crystal ball.

But, obviously optimism isn’t the only ingredient…

You MUST back it up with ACTION

And that’s where our beliefs come in full-force. See, our beliefs about what we CAN do are the single biggest factors in determining what we WILL do.

Do you think you can build a 6-figure flipping business in the next 12 months?

If you’re certain of it, you’ll begin taking massive action with confidence to achieve that goal. Don’t overlook the confidence part. Your confidence is contagious.

bill You need private money for a deal? You better present the opportunity confidently. You want to JV with another investor or industry professional? You have got to exude confidence that you can deliver on your end of the deal.

And where does that confidence come from?

Your BELIEF in what you can do and what’s possible for you.

We can study strategy until we’re blue in the face, but if we crumble when it’s time to put the deal together, no one makes any money.

We want to be looking at what action we’re taking and HOW we execute on the actions.

If you’re out in the field going full steam, but not seeing huge results, your belief systems could very well be your last obstacle on the path to success.

If you’re stuck, wishing you could take more action, then check out the exercise below and think about how some of your beliefs have kept you spinning your wheels.

At the end of the day, our beliefs create our lives

Not in the rah-rah, “if I think it, it will come true” sense…

But in the sense that we’ll only take actions that are in line with what we believe is possible. And so the results we see are based on those actions, which are limited by our belief system. This just further confirms our present beliefs about what’s possible.

Make sense?

It can be a vicious or a beautiful cycle – totally up to you.

How do you pump up your belief system?

Just like with everything in your business and in your life, we improve by doing two things:

Identifying what’s working and figuring out how to do more of it
Identifying what’s not working and eliminate it

With that in mind, here’s an exercise that I’m CERTAIN will stoke the coals of your creativity and inner desire to achieve great things.

It’s essential that you get a pen and paper and write down your answers to this exercise in order to see the transformation!

Okay, here we go…

Write down your detailed goals (You need to be aiming at something specific)
Write down all of the reasons that THIS IS HAPPENING FOR YOU – as soon as you can’t think of any more, spend 10 more minutes thinking… that’s likely where your best ideas will come from… your subconscious. Think of all the best things about yourself – skills, accomplishments, personality traits, etc.
Write down all the blocks, the self-doubt, the limiting beliefs and fixed ideas that have held you back. Be honest – no one’s reading this but you.
Look at the list of blocks and ask yourself the following questions:
1. How have these beliefs held me back as an investor? As a person? Write down specific situations.
2. Have these beliefs EVER brought positivity, success, satisfaction or accomplishment into my life?
3. What will my life look like in 5 years if I continue to let these beliefs guide my life?
Look at your list of reasons that you will succeed. Ask yourself this question:
1. What will my life look like in 5 years if I CHOOSE to let these beliefs guide my life?

Hey! I was serious when I said to get a pen and paper and write this down. If you don’t, you’ll have just wasted your time. So if you skipped the ‘writing down’ part, then go back now and do it. Trust me, it will be worth, it immediately.

Okay, back to it…

Now look at the difference between the two lives you see for yourself, given the different belief systems. Think about the ripple effect that those different lives will have on you, your family and your kids.

All from a decision that starts RIGHT NOW. A decision at the core of your consciousness that what has already happened in your life DOES NOT predict what will happen from this day forward.

Cheers,

Doug Van Buskirk

Write your thoughts below

This is a topic where everyone’s got a lot of room for improvement, including and especially myself. I’d love to hear your comments or stories about breakthroughs or realizations you’ve had about the power of your beliefs in shaping your success as an investor. Share below.